Marshfield home prices hold near $960,000 median in late July sales

MARSHFIELD -- Plymouth County Registry of Deeds records show 11 property transfers in Marshfield between July 10 and Aug. 8, with the highest-priced sale reaching $1,319,000 on Pokanoket Lane and the recorded median sale price at $960,000.

MARKET OVERVIEW Eleven transfers were recorded in the period, but four carried only nominal consideration under $10,000 and are not counted as market sales. Of the remaining seven sales with recorded prices, prices ranged from $395,000 to $1,319,000, with a median of $960,000. Four additional entries in the dataset have no price yet recorded; per registry practice, that typically reflects a lag of about a week before consideration amounts post, not a withheld price. Based on the raw count of seven priced sales within a four-week window, activity appears moderate.

TOP SALES The period's highest-priced sale was 35 Pokanoket Lane, which sold for $1,319,000 on July 10. Joseph and Jenifer Shanahan sold the property to Elissa and Benjamin Mekal. Bed, bath and square footage figures were not available in deed records.

979 Summer Street sold for $1,250,000 on July 14. Christopher T. and Amanda Doherty sold the property to Teresita Murphy.

47 Congress Street sold for $1,000,000 on July 10. Michael J. and Carolyn M. Devine sold the property to Shane and Allison Libow.

115 Planting Fields Road sold for $960,000 on July 10. Christopher N. and Robin L. Arouca sold the property to John J. Lennon Jr. and Francesca Lennon.

5 Carpenter Lane sold for $750,000 on July 15. Daniel R. and Mary P. Macadam sold the property to Brendan and Nora Ahern.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN No street in the dataset had more than one priced sale this period, so sales are grouped by price tier. One sale fell under $500,000: 1866 Main Street sold for $395,000 on July 15 to Cher Bear Investments LLC. Three sales fell between $500,000 and $1 million: 134 Wellington Avenue at $630,000, 5 Carpenter Lane at $750,000, and 115 Planting Fields Road at $960,000. Three sales exceeded $1 million: 47 Congress Street at $1,000,000, 979 Summer Street at $1,250,000, and 35 Pokanoket Lane at $1,319,000.

MARKET NOTES Four of the 11 recorded transfers in this period, more than a third, were nominal-consideration transactions rather than market sales. Two of those, at 37 Hidden Valley Road and 627 Ferry Street, moved property from individuals to trusts bearing the same surnames (McGoldrick and Herald, respectively), consistent with a family trust transfer pattern, though the registry data does not state a reason. The other two nominal-consideration transfers, at 87 Wrights Way and 97 Foster Ave, involved grantees with different surnames or entity names from the grantors; no motivation is indicated in the available data. One priced sale, 1866 Main Street, went to a limited liability company, Cher Bear Investments LLC. No bedroom, bathroom or square-footage data was available for any property in this dataset, so no price-per-square-foot comparisons could be made.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.